3rd T20 New Zealand v Australia Feb 25 1030hrs @ Eden Park

[NYRB]

That throw from Finn Allen to the keeper , was the point umps decided 'nup, we gotta get off'


Ball landed about 10 metres away from keeper on the bounce.

 

[hawkman]

Is Auckland just an inferior version of Sydney?

 

[NYRB]

Is Auckland just an inferior version of Sydney?

Having been there before. Id say no. Just a bit of an unusual time of year to be having international cricket there.

 

[BACCS]

Kinda feels like Allen just threw that wildly on purpose so they could go off

 

[NYRB]

Kinda feels like Allen just threw that wildly on purpose so they could go off

McMillan said in reference to his throw "he missed his target by a long way". I reckon the ball got slippery and it came out of the hand badly.


Anyway I reckon Aussies coming off, favours NZ in a rain reduced match. So maybe it was tactical?

 

[grumbleguts]

Genius from wade to bowl the spinners early while the ball is swinging.

 

[JimmyBC]

The Eden Park ground staff are earning their money today with all these on and off rain breaks.

At least at the SCG when it rains it usually keeps raining so the ground staff there don't have to do as much work.

The Eden Park ground staff really only have a little square backyard of lawn to look after it can't be that hard.

 

[smasha]

Too quick for the batsman.

 

[smasha]

Cheeky lucky 4.

 

[Scorpus]

Surely we should be thinking of guys like Johnson and Ellis in our 11 for the World Cup

Not just in the squad. In the team instead of Hazlewood/Cummins

 

[JimmyBC]

Reducing overs in T20 due to rain is a bit ridiculous, I mean it's only 20 overs ffs get on & off until it's done.

 

[magpiemaniac44]

Ellis is in my first choice WC XI, offers a point of difference

 

[Moonwatcher]

The curse of the Finn might be over?

 

[NYRB]

Surely we should be thinking of guys like Johnson and Ellis in our 11 for the World Cup

Not just in the squad. In the team instead of Hazlewood/Cummins

They have bowled well so far.

Hard to squeeze 3 of : Starc, Cummins, Hazlewood, Spencer Johnson, Ellis, Behrendorff into a team.

You cant put them all in one side.

 

[StillAtLarge]

I've been thoroughly unimpressed by Finn Allen. Just another filthy slogger

 

[ABAB]

I've been thoroughly unimpressed by Finn Allen. Just another filthy slogger

Well, it's T20......

 

[NYRB]

Apologies to Michael Neser, Xavier Bartlett too...............8 bowlers into 3 spots. All of those 8 bowlers probably would get gigs in lesser nations.

 

[grumbleguts]

I've been thoroughly unimpressed by Finn Allen. Just another filthy slogger

It's hard to be impressed by any player in a team where the opening bowler is thinking "right, we're into the tail."

 

[StillAtLarge]

Finn Allen gone, we're screwed now.

Nah always a chance while Phillips is out there

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Ellis is in my first choice WC XI, offers a point of difference

Yep we need genuine death specialists

 

[JimmyBC]

This place makes Geelong's dunghole look like a great ground.

 

[StillAtLarge]

Get bat on anything Johnson bowls and it's 4/6 behind square

 

[NYRB]

Wonder what Spencer Johnson will spend his $1.7 millon bucks now he is a millionaire?

 

[Voice of the G]

Could end up being a T10 game.

Not sure you can call T20 cricket but lets say a rain reduced game and only playing 10 overs each is a joke.

 

[NYRB]

1s and 2s arent going to do the job for NZ now with under 4 overs to go.